The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1887-07-28

AN INFANT MURDERESS
a Negro Girl Seven Years Old. Kills
one Ch"d and Attempts the Lite of
Another.
GreenriUe Ne,rs. Mlv EG

Trial Justice P. J. Verdin. who live
IN Butler township, about ii miles from
the city, brought i'll a prisoner to the
county Jail yesterday. The prisone]
was negro girl, not over seven year:
0id' and small even for that tender age
Inc story OF tie crime for which the in
1aAt criminal is being held to accoun,
SHOWS a depth OF juvenile depravity, O.
coid DIooded cruelty that is rarely
equaied: The Jail commitment gave the
youthful prisoners Eame as Georoians
hudson; the ofense, the murder oI
Wavely Tippins. "
~. Inc houses where the Hudson and
Ilpplns families live on Lawrence
Fowler's place, in Butler township. are
ordinary negro cabins, located .ot far
from each other. Last Saturday morn.
ing, Ann Tippins and Fannie Hudson
went oil to attend a celebration else
where IN the neighborhood, expecting o
to be gone all day. Ann Tippins lett her
one year old baby in charge OF her son
George, who is five years old. and Fan
ME Hudson LETT her three children
Georsiana, Tommy and Sam. seven
hVe and three years old resp pectiyelv
When the two women came back abont
sundoWn, it was to find that Georoiona a
had in a tit OF rage, killed the year oId
infant, Wavely Tippias, and made an
Intellectual attempt to take the life of
the five-year old boy George. None of
the children had gone away, the mur-
dered child alone being absent. and
from their stories, told at the coroner,s
inquest Sunday, We're gathered the de-
tails Of the crime.
IL appears that after the two women
As3lQ~Sone away, Georgiana went down
and brought the two Tippins children
up to her mothers house. What was
Tie cause OF her wrath did not appear
IN the testimony Of the children, but i'll
lit OF tiendish cruelty, the young girl
beat the babe on its head, and all over
its body, rubbing sand in it's eyes and
mouth, and then finding it dead, strip
pea the garments of the body and threw
II IN the well near the house. When the
oody was recovered, it showed sigma of
horrible beating and brui$ing, the skull
oelng fractured, the right leg broken
and the chest crushed in. But il was
not merely a momcntary fit OF madness,
TO" the precocious criminal next turned
to George Tippins. The boy was too
near her own age and strength. how
ever, and she failed in her effort TO kin
nm. In her rage, she tore the latch
from the door, and beat him with if.
brulslnS him very severely. She tried
to throw him in the we'll, but rs She
herself said, she kicked,'' and she
couldn't get him in. The boys bruises
were seen at the inquest, showing too
well, the truth OF that part of the
story.
The peculiar nature of the crime, COM
mitted as it was by a mere child. pro-
1uced some excitement, but more curl
oslty in the neighborhood. A coroner's
ury was impannelled Sunday morning,
ma after examining the mothers of the
children an" the children themselves.
Who were the only direct witnesses
'endered verdict that the deceased.
"aTely Tippins, had come to his death
1t the hands OF Georgiana Hudson. In
compliance with that verdict, the Justice
committed the child to iail. CURIOSITY
empted many to 60 to the Jail YESTERDAY
IND see the Child murderer and il vos
noticeable that colored women were the
most. numerous and eager. She seemed
lot at all displeased 1t her novel situa-
ION, and stood atthe cell door or walked
::oout IN the room, where she is con-
med at the rear on the first floor with
everal negro women. The child's face
tas no marks OF depravity, and her an
Wers to questions are clear. She told
many conflicting stories OF the murder
answer to numerous inquiries. |.